Woman dies, driver hurt in crash

A Fort Wayne, Ind., woman was killed in one-vehicle crash Saturday on U.S. 20, about a half-mile west of LaGrange.

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Posted Feb. 10, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Updated Feb 10, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Posted Feb. 10, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Updated Feb 10, 2013 at 7:39 PM

LaGrange, Ind.

A Fort Wayne, Ind., woman was killed in one-vehicle crash Saturday on U.S. 20, about a half-mile west of LaGrange.

According to sheriff's deputies, Debra Freiburger, 56, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred just after 6 p.m. She was a passenger in a GMC Yukon, which left the highway and struck a tree.

The driver, 62-year-old John Freiburger, was pinned in the wreckage before being freed by firefighters. He suffered a broken pelvis, hip, leg and ribs, and was flown from Parkview LaGrange Hospital to Parkview Regional Medical Center.